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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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