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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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