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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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