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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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