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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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