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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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