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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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