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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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