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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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