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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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