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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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