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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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