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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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