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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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