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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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