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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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