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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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