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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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