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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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