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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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