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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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