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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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