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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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