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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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