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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education 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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