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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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