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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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