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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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