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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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