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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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