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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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