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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

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