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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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