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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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 almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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