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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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