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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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