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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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