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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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