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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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