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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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