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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

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