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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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