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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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