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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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