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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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