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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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