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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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