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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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