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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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