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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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