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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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