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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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