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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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