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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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