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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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