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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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