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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not 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 distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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