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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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