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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always 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 a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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