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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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