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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

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