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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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