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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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