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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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