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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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