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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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