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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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