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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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