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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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