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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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