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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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