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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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