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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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