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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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