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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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