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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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