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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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