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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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