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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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