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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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