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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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