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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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