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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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