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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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