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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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