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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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