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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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