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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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