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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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