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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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