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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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