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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

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