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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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