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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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