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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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