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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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