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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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