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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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