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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

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