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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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