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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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