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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

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