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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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