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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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