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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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