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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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