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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

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