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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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