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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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