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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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