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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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