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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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