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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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