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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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