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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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