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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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