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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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