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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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