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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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