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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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