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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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