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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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