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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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