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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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