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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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