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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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