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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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