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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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