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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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