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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are 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 a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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