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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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