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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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