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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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