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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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