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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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