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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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