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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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