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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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