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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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