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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

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