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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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