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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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