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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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