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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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