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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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