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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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