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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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