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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 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 institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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