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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee 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 teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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