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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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