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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. 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. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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