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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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