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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

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