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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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