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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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