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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key 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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