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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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