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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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