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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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