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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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