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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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