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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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