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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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