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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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