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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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