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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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