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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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