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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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