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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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