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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key 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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