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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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