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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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