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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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