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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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