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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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