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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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