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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What 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 we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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