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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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