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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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