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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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