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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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