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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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