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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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