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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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