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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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