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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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