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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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