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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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