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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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