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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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