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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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