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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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