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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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