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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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