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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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