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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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