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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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