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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually 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 issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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