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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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