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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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