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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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