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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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