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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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