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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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