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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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