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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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