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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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