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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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