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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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