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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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