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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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