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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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