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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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