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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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