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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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