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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally 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 variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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