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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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