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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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