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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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