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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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