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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

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