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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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