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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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