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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended 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 teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

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