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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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