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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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