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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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