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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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