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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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