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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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