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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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