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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

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