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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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