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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free 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 online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify 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 business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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