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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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