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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly 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 many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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