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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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