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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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