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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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