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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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