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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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