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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

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