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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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