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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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