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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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