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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

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