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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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