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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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