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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

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