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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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