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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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