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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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