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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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