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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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