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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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