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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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