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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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