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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing 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 stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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