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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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