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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always 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 variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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