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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently 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 numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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