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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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