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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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