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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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