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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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