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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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