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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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