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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. 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 stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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