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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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