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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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