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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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