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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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