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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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