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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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