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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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