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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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