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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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