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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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