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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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