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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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