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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently 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 many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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