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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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