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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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