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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

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