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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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