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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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