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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners 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. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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