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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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