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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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