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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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