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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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