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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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