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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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