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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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