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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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