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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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