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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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