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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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