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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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