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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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