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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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