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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently 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 subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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