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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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