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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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