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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in 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 almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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