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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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