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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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