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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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