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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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