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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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