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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

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