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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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