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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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