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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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