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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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