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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually 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 topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

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