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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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