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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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