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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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