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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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