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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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