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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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