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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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