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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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