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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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