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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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