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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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