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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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