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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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