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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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