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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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