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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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