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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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