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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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