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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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