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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning enable learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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