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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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