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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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