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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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