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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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