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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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