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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning enable people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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