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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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