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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

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