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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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