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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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