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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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