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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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