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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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