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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

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