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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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