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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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