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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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