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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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