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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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