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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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