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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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