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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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