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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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