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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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