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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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