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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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