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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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