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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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