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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students 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 numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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