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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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