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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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