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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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