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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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