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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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