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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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