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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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