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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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