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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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