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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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