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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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