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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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