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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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