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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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