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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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