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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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