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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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