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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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