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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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