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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

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