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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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