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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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