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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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