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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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