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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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