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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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