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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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