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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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