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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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