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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

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