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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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