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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

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