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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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