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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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