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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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