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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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