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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free 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 learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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