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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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