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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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