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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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