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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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