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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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