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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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