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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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