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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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