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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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