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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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