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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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