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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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