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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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