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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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