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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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