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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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