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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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