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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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