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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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