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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently 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 numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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