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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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