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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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