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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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