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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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