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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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