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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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