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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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