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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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