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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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