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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 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 assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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