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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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