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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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