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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates 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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