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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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