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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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