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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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