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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

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