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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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