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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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