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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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