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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing 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 massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

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