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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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