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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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