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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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