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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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