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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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