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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally 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 a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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