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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education