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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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