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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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