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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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