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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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