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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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