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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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