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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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