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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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