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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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