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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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