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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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