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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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