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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly 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. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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