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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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