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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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