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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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