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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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