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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

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