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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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