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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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