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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 humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online 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 MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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