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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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