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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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