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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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