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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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