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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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