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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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