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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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