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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. 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 subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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