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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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