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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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