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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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