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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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