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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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