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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

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