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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

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