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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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