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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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