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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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