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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

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