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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

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