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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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