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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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