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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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