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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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