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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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