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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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