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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually 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 variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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