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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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