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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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