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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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