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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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