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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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