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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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