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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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