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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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