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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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