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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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