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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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