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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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