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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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