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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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